I felt very sad not to be able to
get the ticket for the film Titantic last Friday. I learned in the
newspaper that ticket could be bought at the cinema box office (售票处) in Richland Hill every
day between 10:00 and 4:00. Because I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I
could go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunch time. It is a pity that
the cinema is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my
office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make
the round(往返) trip in 45 minute.
Last Monday I stood at the bus
stop for fifteen minutes, waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around
the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip---- so I had to go
back to the office. The same thing happened on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck
changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes.
But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard
one man say he had been waiting in line for fifty-five minutes. I found that I
would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and went back
across the town.
By Friday I understood my only
hope was to make the trip by car.it was not cheap,but I felt it would be worth
ot to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like one
hour to me. When I reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that
nobody was waiting in line. But quickly found out that it was because they had
already sold all the tickets.
1. It seems that the writer of the story works
.
A. in a small town B.
in Richland Hills
C. on a farm near the town
D. at a bus service Center
2. He tried to go to the cinema bo buy a
ticket but really got there .
A. five
times B. four times C.three
times D. twice
3.The underlined word “delighted” means .
A.
sure B. sorry C.
surprised D. pleased
4. Which of the following is true according to
the story?
A. The writer was
too busy to have time for a rest during the day.
B. The buses running
between his office and Richland Hills were always on time on Thursday.
C. He could buy the
tickets neither before nor after work hours.
D. It always took
him about twenty minutes to get to the cinema by bus.
5.What’s
the title of the story?
A. How to Get a
Ticket B. Tickets Sold out
C. A Wonderful
Film D. The Way to the Cinema